His two large hands waved around fancily, and with lightning speed, he pulled a small box out of his pocket.
For an ordinary person, this speed was really hard to discern, as if it suddenly appeared in his hand.
But for V and Mercer, this speed was just child's play.
"Ta-da!" Pira exaggeratedly held up the box with one hand, "Rebecca spent more than an hour online last night picking this perfect Christmas gift for you!
A big! Steel! Cannon..."
Before he could finish, Rebecca elbowed him to the ground, now only sounds of intake, no sounds of outtake.
Rebecca snatched the box, speaking irritably, "It's beef jerky! The kind with 100% real meat! An authentic product from the Texas Star online shop!
Didn't you mention during dinner yesterday that you wanted real meat?
Enjoy the meat... I don't have much money left, after all, we just ordered a second-hand car from Old Captain and bought some weapons and equipment, so the rest went on beef jerky.
This stuff lasts, when you're hungry, gnaw on a strip as a snack, it should taste pretty good... Otherwise, I really don't know what to give you, you seem to despise other random gifts."
Mercer reached out to take it, smiling as he said, "Thank you, when I occasionally crave meat, having this to munch on will really help."
"As long as you like it!"
Seeing him carefully put it away, Rebecca finally smiled.
Meanwhile, Mercer opened the box in his tent.
"I've thought it over, and figured you're all a bunch that only care about cybernetic weapons, not other stuff, so I prepared a piece of carbon fiber bulletproof vest from Military Science for each of you."
Mercer took out the items inside, smiling as he said, "Especially you, Rebecca. You're reckless in a fight and haven't installed any subdermal armor. When you go out, make sure to wear it properly."
Rebecca wasn't thrilled about the ugly black bulletproof vest, but she still reached out, unwrapped it, and put it on. Surprisingly, it fit just right.
Indeed, picking the children's size for her was the right choice.
Mercer thought quietly, then distributed the rest of the bulletproof vests.
The main reason was he didn't have the money or patience to find a suitable Christmas gift for everyone, so using something always useful in the Cyberpunk World as a gift was a better idea.
Because he used Military Science's Christmas discount when buying them, each vest was wrapped in colorful Christmas packaging.
It must be said, unwrapping such Christmas gifts only to find a bulletproof vest inside was somewhat hard for Mercer to maintain his composure.
No surprise there, it's Cyber World.
"In any case, let's make do this year. Next Christmas, I'll truly prepare gifts for everyone."
After Mercer finished speaking, he cleared his throat and then said seriously, "To avoid missing the official opening of the Christmas bonfire later, we'll start Spark Team's first formal meeting now.
Kyoko, close the tent, everyone find a spot to sit inside."
Kyoko immediately went to the entrance and pulled down the tent.
Lucy naturally sat on one side of the mattress, V looked around and chose to sit on a pile of boxes in the tent, Rebecca was pulled by Kyoko to sit next to Lucy, and Pira simply sat on the ground.
Qiwei just crossed her arms in front of her, standing coldly in the corner.
Mercer sat on the hacker chair, glanced around, and then slowly opened his mouth.
"First, we need to discuss the team's responsibilities, obligations, and benefits.
Let's talk about responsibilities and obligations first.
Current team rules are quite simple, with only a few points that everyone needs to understand.
First, for every assignment the team undertakes, rewards will be distributed based on labor and contribution during assignments.
Even if it's me, if I haven't done much work, my share will be reduced accordingly, does everyone agree with this?"
After Mercer finished speaking and saw everyone nodding, he continued, "Second, for all team assignments, 40% of the earnings will go into the team's public funds.
This fund will be used to pay for the base's rent and expansion costs, the security facilities, and team R&D expenses.
Or, if a member wants to install cyber enhancements but is short on cash, we can provide interest-free loans.
This money will also cover the trauma team's platinum membership fees and medical expenses.
Even I won't misappropriate team funds; I will log and disclose any use, and inform members in advance for large expenses.
If there's any disagreement about a certain item, you can request a meeting and vote on it.
Is this acceptable?"
After Mercer finished, even Pira just scratched his head, but no one had an objection.
This made Mercer nod satisfactorily, "In addition, if someone takes private jobs, only 20% of the money from those jobs needs to be contributed.
This 20% cut also includes other outputs from our base, such as when we produce program chips for sale later, 20% of the profits will be taken and added to the team's public funds.
If someone secretly does private jobs and doesn't contribute, building up a private stash, the first time I find out, I'll ask about the reason and impose a fine. If it's serious or repeated, they'll be directly expelled."
Mercer paused, observed everyone's expressions and then continued, "Fourth rule, we don't do anything against our conscience.